Alta vs Newell

A side-by-side comparison of Alta and Newell: population, income, housing, and more.

Alta and Newell are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Alta has the higher population (2,344 vs 924 in Newell). Newell has the higher median household income ($66,406 vs $66,118 in Alta). Alta has the higher median home value ($125,800 vs $106,300 in Newell).

Population, income & housing

	Alta	Newell
Population	2,344	924
Median age	37.6 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$66,118	$66,406
Median home value	$125,800	$106,300
Median gross rent	$915	$717
Housing units	881	368
Homeownership rate	79.9%	73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.5%	14.9%
Unemployment rate	17.8%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alta	Newell
Population	2,039 → 2,344 (+15.0%)	909 → 924 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$59,000 → $66,118 (+12.1%)	$54,076 → $66,406 (+22.8%)
Median home value	$111,000 → $125,800 (+13.3%)	$81,100 → $106,300 (+31.1%)
Median gross rent	$744 → $915 (+23.0%)	$497 → $717 (+44.3%)

Alta

Population

2,0392,344

Median household income

$59,000$66,118

Median home value

$111,000$125,800

Median gross rent

$744$915

Newell

Population

909924

Median household income

$54,076$66,406

Median home value

$81,100$106,300

Median gross rent

$497$717

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alta	Newell
Under 5	6.3%	7.0%
5 to 17	24.2%	25.1%
18 to 24	5.1%	5.4%
25 to 34	10.0%	9.0%
35 to 44	14.5%	11.5%
45 to 54	14.4%	15.2%
55 to 64	14.4%	11.3%
65 to 74	4.7%	7.7%
75 and over	6.4%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alta	Newell
White (non-Hispanic)	56.3%	88.2%
Black or African American	7.4%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	12.5%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.1%	2.5%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	20.3%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alta	Newell
No high school diploma	11.5%	9.7%
High school graduate	41.6%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	41.4%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alta	Newell
Drove alone	76.6%	88.4%
Carpooled	17.3%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	2.0%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alta	Newell
1-unit, detached	79.0%	91.0%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	4.6%
20 or more units	5.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Alta	Newell
Poverty rate	7.4%	4.5%
Average household size	2.94	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	14	21
Median year structure built	1962	1952